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and she said that -- that no one ever called martha washington martha. she was always called patsy as lady bird johnson was never called claudia. so i was just wondering, you mentioned in his letters when he referred to her in his letter that it was just mentioned on the telephone that he did call her patsy. and i also wanted to mention that in the story that i'm reading about martha and george washington that the house, mt. vernon, was originally the home of his half brother, george washington's half brother. that he lived in a smaller farm. and i wondered if you are going to talk anything about his years as a surveyor or is this really about the years with martha as an adult? >> thank versus much. this is actually martha washington's time in the sun. so we won't talk about george's early career. what about the nickname patsy? >> patsy, pat, patty were the nicknames for martha in those days just as peg or peggy is a nickname for margaret. the martha nickname has fallen out of favor. nobody was named patricia back then. the only patsies were martha's. th
and she said that -- that no one ever called martha washington martha. she was always called patsy as lady bird johnson was never called claudia. so i was just wondering, you mentioned in his letters when he referred to her in his letter that it was just mentioned on the telephone that he did call her patsy. and i also wanted to mention that in the story that i'm reading about martha and george washington that the house, mt. vernon, was originally the home of his half brother, george...
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. >> tonight we start at the beginning, exploring the life and times of martha washington. >> martha washington was george washington's confidant. >> she was a person very absorbed in duty and very capable. but she didn't like that. she called herself a prisoner of state. >> by the same token that every step washington took to find the office, so in a very real sense kit be said everything martha washington did like wise. >> it was a business-like relationship, but not i think without affection. i thinkth
. >> tonight we start at the beginning, exploring the life and times of martha washington. >> martha washington was george washington's confidant. >> she was a person very absorbed in duty and very capable. but she didn't like that. she called herself a prisoner of state. >> by the same token that every step washington took to find the office, so in a very real sense kit be said everything martha washington did like wise. >> it was a business-like relationship, but...
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. >> last week in the martha washington program, we learned with great sorrow martha washington burned all of her papers, her letters, her correspondence with her husband george. only two of them remained. we have just the opposite here. thousands and thousands of them. explain the scope of the trove of materials that you have to work with as scholars through the writings of the adams family. >> the adams family gave to the massachusetts historical society a collection. we have never counted them individually, but probably 70,000+ documents over several generations, and probably about 300,000 pages. for abigail and john, which is the most important of the collection, there are about 1,170 letters they exchanged over the years. >> how frequently did they write to one another? >> it depended. when they were together -- for example, we do not have any letters after 1801 because after john leaves the white house, they're together almost all the time. for periods, for example, when there is fairly regular mail delivery between massachussetts and philadelphia, or later washington, d.c., they
. >> last week in the martha washington program, we learned with great sorrow martha washington burned all of her papers, her letters, her correspondence with her husband george. only two of them remained. we have just the opposite here. thousands and thousands of them. explain the scope of the trove of materials that you have to work with as scholars through the writings of the adams family. >> the adams family gave to the massachusetts historical society a collection. we have...
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>> i do, martha. i think the international olympic committee could basically say to the russian government, you must change this law, and here's why. it is a great gift, and it's a great bargaining chip to have the olympic games given to a country. russia, putin wanted these olympics more than anything. he himself lobbied for the olympic games several years ago, so just as the opportunity was missed in china with dissidents being thrown in jail because the olympics were held in china, the ioc missed an opportunity there to demand human rights change for generations. the same thing -- >> it's really quite extraordinary what's going on in russia. even if they say they won't arrest anybody, you have people attacking pro-gay rallies, all sorts of things going on. >> exactly, and the olympics -- at the end of the day, martha, the olympics is about inclusion. this is all about having athletes of the world show up and come, obviously there's commercialism, et cetera, but the bottom line is, this is a chance
>> i do, martha. i think the international olympic committee could basically say to the russian government, you must change this law, and here's why. it is a great gift, and it's a great bargaining chip to have the olympic games given to a country. russia, putin wanted these olympics more than anything. he himself lobbied for the olympic games several years ago, so just as the opportunity was missed in china with dissidents being thrown in jail because the olympics were held in china, the...
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wendell goler is with the president on martha's vineyard tonight. >> reporter: egypt's most violent day since the ouster of hosni maubarak pulled the president out of vacation briefly and said the u.s. will boycott joint exercises that had been set next month. >> our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets and rights are being rolled back. >> reporter: the biannual exercises began two years after the egypt-israel peace treaty and once a mainstay of the relationship and haven't been held since 2009 because of the continue i continuing instability. here on martha's vineyard, president obama has spent time on the phone with the national security team and briefed by the national security advisor but hasn't co hasn't -- talking about egypt's problems. >> reporter: they both have accused him of supporting the other side and so have his critics in this country. >> the president has put his thumb down on the scale on the side of the muslim brotherhood. this will resonate all over egypt and not do us any good. >> reporter: meanwhile, kentuc
wendell goler is with the president on martha's vineyard tonight. >> reporter: egypt's most violent day since the ouster of hosni maubarak pulled the president out of vacation briefly and said the u.s. will boycott joint exercises that had been set next month. >> our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets and rights are being rolled back. >> reporter: the biannual exercises began two years after the egypt-israel peace...
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week, martha washington to angelica van buren. ladies, weeknights all this month starting monday, 9:00 and eastern on c-span monday's program on martha washington, join in the onversation with historian and author patricia brady at facebook.com/c-span. >> this week on "q&a," presidential historian and seale discusses first ladies, influence and image. >> bill seale, who has the having on in history as kept the best of the white house. >> kept as a place to live, as a residence? > you know, well groomed and all that? -- yeah, i would say
week, martha washington to angelica van buren. ladies, weeknights all this month starting monday, 9:00 and eastern on c-span monday's program on martha washington, join in the onversation with historian and author patricia brady at facebook.com/c-span. >> this week on "q&a," presidential historian and seale discusses first ladies, influence and image. >> bill seale, who has the having on in history as kept the best of the white house. >> kept as a place to live,...
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kristen welker is live for us in martha's vineyard. the president did not announce a big shift in policy, but he did cancel a u.s./egyptian military exercise scheduled for next month. takes place every other year. what more the can you tell us about the military maneuver known as bright star, and how significant is the cancellation, do you think? >> reporter: well, to your first question, martin, this is the bright star military exercise. it day-to-days back to 1980, started after the camp david peace accords were signed, and it involves thousands of usair and ground forces. as you point out, it does occur biannually. so it certainly is significant to that extent. it's aimed at sending a direct message to the interim government in egypt, to the military in egypt. what it doesn't do, though, martin, is to use the largest piece of leverage that the united states has, which is to withdraw that $1.3 billion in military aid. so to some extent the administration continues to walk a fine line in terms of its policy toward egypt. part of that
kristen welker is live for us in martha's vineyard. the president did not announce a big shift in policy, but he did cancel a u.s./egyptian military exercise scheduled for next month. takes place every other year. what more the can you tell us about the military maneuver known as bright star, and how significant is the cancellation, do you think? >> reporter: well, to your first question, martin, this is the bright star military exercise. it day-to-days back to 1980, started after the...
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martha: i'm martha maccallum. the neighbored say they heard a large boom, then several explosions followed. the airbus 300 crashed outside the city's perimeter. bill: what do we know about the conditions where that plane crashed? >> reporter: it remains unclear whether weather had anything to do with the crash of flight 1354. we are getting word from the faa where the plane crashed. the crash occurred while the plane was on approach to the airport in birmingham. the ntsb says it's sending a full go-team to investigate the cause of the crash. an airport spokesperson says there are no homes in the area where the plane crashed. the spokesperson describes it as a grassy field. local authorities say no one on the ground was injured, bill. bill: what are we hearing from ups? >> they are trying to assess what's going on as is everyone else. the aircraft was an a-300 cargo jet. it was flying to birmingham from louisville, kentucky. a company spokesperson released a written statement saying quote," we are still assessing t
martha: i'm martha maccallum. the neighbored say they heard a large boom, then several explosions followed. the airbus 300 crashed outside the city's perimeter. bill: what do we know about the conditions where that plane crashed? >> reporter: it remains unclear whether weather had anything to do with the crash of flight 1354. we are getting word from the faa where the plane crashed. the crash occurred while the plane was on approach to the airport in birmingham. the ntsb says it's sending...
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martha. martha: alicia, thank you. let's go to the bear creek fire a second here and look at the parameters of this. it has charred 160 square miles so far. that is bigger on than the city of philadelphia. that is 134 square miles and bigger than the city of detroit and denver which is 150 area miles. a huge undertaking in this fire. gregg: let's turn to tracy weaver for more information, public information officer team one. joining us live on the phone. how much of this this is contained. talk to us about the homes and commercial properties that are threatened. >> good morning, gregg. the fire is showing 9% containment right now or 8:00%. that number goes up and down as the perimeter is spreading quite a bit. as you can imagine it is a huge area we're working in. gregg: and the evacuations, the homes, the businesses? >> well, basically everything between ketchum, sun valley and hayley, both sides of the road, all those subdivisions are evacuated. there are evacuations north of ketchum as well. and as well as across th
martha. martha: alicia, thank you. let's go to the bear creek fire a second here and look at the parameters of this. it has charred 160 square miles so far. that is bigger on than the city of philadelphia. that is 134 square miles and bigger than the city of detroit and denver which is 150 area miles. a huge undertaking in this fire. gregg: let's turn to tracy weaver for more information, public information officer team one. joining us live on the phone. how much of this this is contained. talk...
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he spoke from where he is vacationing in martha's vineyard. here is part of those remarks. >> that is why we are so concerned by reason -- recent events. we appreciate the complexity of the situation. mohamed morsi was elected president in a democratic election him and his government was not conclusive and did not respect the views of all egyptians. egyptians wereny calling for a change in course. we do not believe force is the way to resolve political differences, after the military's intervention several weeks ago, there remained a chance for reconciliation and an opportunity to pursue a democratic path. instead, we have seen a more dangerous path taken. arbitrary arrests, a broad crackdown on mohamed morsi's associations and supporters, and now tragically, violence has taken the lives of hundreds of people and wounded thousands. the united states strongly condemns the steps that have been taken by egypt's interim government and security forces. we deplorable violence against civilians. we support universal rights to human dignity, including
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>> martha oversaw every penny. she would take carpets cleaned and have a smaller section that was still good, put it in a different area. she took down the wallpapers and had decor put up that was simple but elegant. >> the official washington, maybe the larger country reacted well to this after the lincolns? >> they did. they were very simple people. and washington society appreciated that. they said that they were dressed simply but elegantly. martha did a lot with flowers and she made slip covers for the furniture. they respected her thriftiness. >> and one of the rooms she overdid was the state floor and which one was referenced, the blue room and the famous east room. one of the traditions i understand that she created was by finding portraits of past presidents and bringing them into the white house. what did she do there? >> families come into the private floors or public places and martha went down into the basement and found portraits and her father thought it was a great idea to frame the portraits and ha
>> martha oversaw every penny. she would take carpets cleaned and have a smaller section that was still good, put it in a different area. she took down the wallpapers and had decor put up that was simple but elegant. >> the official washington, maybe the larger country reacted well to this after the lincolns? >> they did. they were very simple people. and washington society appreciated that. they said that they were dressed simply but elegantly. martha did a lot with flowers...
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martha. martha: the earth opened up a bit near disney world. it cause ad section of a resort to start sinking. look at pictures. details on the massive holcombing up in a live report when we come back on "america's newsroom." >> we're all thankful we made it out alive. >> getting back here. bill: how did that go for you? >> great to be back. yep. bill: told everybody. break her back in slowly, okay? we'll take it easy on day number one. you're doing double duty today, right? >> yes i'm on "america live" at 1:00. thanks for reminding me. bill: big fat long day on number one. we got to run, everybody. >> see you tomorrow. the see you at 1:00, bye, everybody. >> right now, brand new stories and breaking news. jenna: dramatic
martha. martha: the earth opened up a bit near disney world. it cause ad section of a resort to start sinking. look at pictures. details on the massive holcombing up in a live report when we come back on "america's newsroom." >> we're all thankful we made it out alive. >> getting back here. bill: how did that go for you? >> great to be back. yep. bill: told everybody. break her back in slowly, okay? we'll take it easy on day number one. you're doing double duty...
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martha. martha: a massive wildfire is now inching closer to an american landmark and this thing is so big that it may be creating its own weather system. maria molina will explain that to us coming up next. bill: it might be the most encouraging milestone yet for sara murnahan and her family. we have the latest news on the lung transplant recipient whose recovery could be complete. let's hope. >> how are you feeling? >> good. >> you look good. sara, your walk today was amazing. love you. >> all right. martha: all right. fox news alert now out of california where the massive rim fire as its is being called is burning so big it is apparently creating its own weather system to a certain extent. while the number of destroyed homes or buildings are relatively few we hope that continues to be the case. some folks say they have to leave almost everything behind because the approaching flames force ad last-minute scramble. >> 15 minutes to be out of our house. so we only got our kids, our animals and
martha. martha: a massive wildfire is now inching closer to an american landmark and this thing is so big that it may be creating its own weather system. maria molina will explain that to us coming up next. bill: it might be the most encouraging milestone yet for sara murnahan and her family. we have the latest news on the lung transplant recipient whose recovery could be complete. let's hope. >> how are you feeling? >> good. >> you look good. sara, your walk today was...
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martha, what's next? martha: u.s. military officials say they are poised and ready to strike in the president decides to take action in syria. we'll look at the claims that the u.s. may not wait for the green light from the international community now. the growing sense military action may be all but guaranteed. [ rob ] our daughter is all kate. same grin, same walk. and the same beautiful hair. [ female announcer ] nice 'n easy. in one step get expert highlights and lowlights. for color they may just think you were born with. [ rob ] i'm a lucky guy. [ female announcer ] with nice 'n easy, get the most natural shade of you. like carpools... polly wants to know if we can pick her up. yeah, we can make room. yeah. [ male announcer ] ...office space. yes, we're loving this communal seating. it's great. [ male announcer ] the best thing to share? a data plan. at&t mobile share for business. one bucket of data for everyone on the plan, unlimited talk and text on smart phones. now, everyone's in the spirit of sharing. hey,
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if you're on martha another vineyard and bump in president obama, tell him we said hello. see you on "he five." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tom: we now know the initial stories about benghazi and rogue cincinnati irs agents and the closing of the 22 embassies. how do i sayt -- they strain credibility. it's one thing to disagree with policy but this is different. can you trust wt our government is saying right here, right now. >> tom: thanks for joining us. here at the top of the stack, about a week ago we learned of a worldwide terrorist alert that resulted in 22 embassies being closed temporarily but since then
if you're on martha another vineyard and bump in president obama, tell him we said hello. see you on "he five." ♪ ♪ ♪ >> tom: we now know the initial stories about benghazi and rogue cincinnati irs agents and the closing of the 22 embassies. how do i sayt -- they strain credibility. it's one thing to disagree with policy but this is different. can you trust wt our government is saying right here, right now. >> tom: thanks for joining us. here at the top of the stack,...
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. >> president obama is going next week to martha's vineyard and the house and senate take their recess. many say they will do constituent work, i believe they are, but in terms of prioritizing they have done alousing job with the national finances, and they are all going away without doing their jobs first? >> i agree with you, and if you recall four years ago we were going through a very similar thing with the whole health care situation and they went home, and the american people rose up. >> you have awakened the sleeping giant. >> this is not a federal government issue! this is a people issue! >> stay out of my business! stay out of my health care! >> the whole bill needs to be started over and concentrate on those things that are not going to cost anything. >> in terms of the president's activities for august, his calendar still coming together for that month. unlike congress, the president will be at work for most of the month. >> sooner or later it will stop, and it really will and them going away for vacation. if they went away for three or four years and took the president with
. >> president obama is going next week to martha's vineyard and the house and senate take their recess. many say they will do constituent work, i believe they are, but in terms of prioritizing they have done alousing job with the national finances, and they are all going away without doing their jobs first? >> i agree with you, and if you recall four years ago we were going through a very similar thing with the whole health care situation and they went home, and the american people...
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martha. we hear all the time that wildfires can be beneficial for the forest. the flames clearing away the dead dry brush and making room for new vegetation growth. well it turns out that that bright orange fire retardant that we've seen being dropped from some modified dc 10s out here. it doesn't just slow the fire spread but helps repair the ground that has been burned. listen. >> it is not just a chemical. it has fertilization properties to it to help the area grow once it is reactivated with our rains and snow in that area. >> reporter: he says some areas might recover almost immediately. however, martha, we're hearing it could be months, maybe well into winter before this fire is completely out. martha: wow, that's a long time. claudia, thank you very much. so this fire is massive really in more ways than one. the cost to fight it is estimated at $27 million. it is already scorched 288 square miles. give you an idea how big that is, it is about 60 square miles larger than the entire city
martha. we hear all the time that wildfires can be beneficial for the forest. the flames clearing away the dead dry brush and making room for new vegetation growth. well it turns out that that bright orange fire retardant that we've seen being dropped from some modified dc 10s out here. it doesn't just slow the fire spread but helps repair the ground that has been burned. listen. >> it is not just a chemical. it has fertilization properties to it to help the area grow once it is...
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he is in martha's vineyard in massachusetts. he will be speaking to reporters in the next half hour. the oustedof president storming and torching two buildings, causing the local has thents in giza, story tells, a two and a four- story building set ablaze. more demonstrations in cairo today. this is a map of he did, looking at the northern part of the country. your thoughts on all of this? thing i need to tell you, the brotherhood, they are the worst people that you can imagine. trouble. all of the you talked about the military. trust me, the military tries to defend egypt. people who do something wrong is the brotherhood. i am muslim. the brotherhood is the worst people that you can imagine. if they come here, americans could never stand one day with a brotherhood. host: thank you. greg in horten, virginia. virginia.- lorton, caller: we have been involved in the middle east for way too long. it is all about oil. it is why we go there, why we play this game of giving money to egypt and israel. everyone knows that they are enemie
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martha. martha: there was ongoing investigation into "fast & furious" by the administration. how is that going? >> reporter: the house oversight committee is suing for documents related to the program. the attorney general was cited in contempt for failing to hand them over. all this came to light after the murder. december 2010 after the murder of border agent brian terry. he was shot and killed by illegal immigrants smuggling drugs into the u.s. the "fast & furious" program was shut down after details of death of terry were made public. martha: steve, thank you very much. bill: apparently this was not a joke in missouri in the end. there is more fallout over this rodeo clown. he wore a president obama mask. the head of the rodeo association will no longer have a job. the clown will not have a job. now a day job as school superintendent might be in jeopardy. we can not make this up. martha: goings-on and on. plus it is being called the largest wildfire in the state's history. the race agains
martha. martha: there was ongoing investigation into "fast & furious" by the administration. how is that going? >> reporter: the house oversight committee is suing for documents related to the program. the attorney general was cited in contempt for failing to hand them over. all this came to light after the murder. december 2010 after the murder of border agent brian terry. he was shot and killed by illegal immigrants smuggling drugs into the u.s. the "fast &...
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the president from martha's vineyard earlier today. the picture from the pentagon this afternoon where we expect a briefing on sexual assault in the military. we will have it live. on egypt, chuck hagel has offered a statement. he says in part to date called the egyptian minister of defense to discuss the relationship, and since the crisis began the united states has made it clear the egyptian government must refrain from violence and move toward an inclusive political transition. recent developments including the violence that resulted in hundreds of deaths has undermined those principles. the united states military will not conduct a bright start training exercise scheduled for later this year. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] we are live at the pentagon where we are awaiting a briefing on sexual assault in the military. and he gets underway we will have live coverage. while we wait, u.s. energy discussion this morning, and whether or not the president wi
the president from martha's vineyard earlier today. the picture from the pentagon this afternoon where we expect a briefing on sexual assault in the military. we will have it live. on egypt, chuck hagel has offered a statement. he says in part to date called the egyptian minister of defense to discuss the relationship, and since the crisis began the united states has made it clear the egyptian government must refrain from violence and move toward an inclusive political transition. recent...
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president obama is winding down his vacation but he's got the martha vineyard livestock and show. that looks fun. we're noting tomorrow, the english premier league soccer sticks off. liverpool versus totenham spurs. all five of you who follow english soccer no what i'm talking about. you're watching "the daily rundown" only on msnbc. at a dry cleaner, we replaced people with a machine. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. it guides you to a number it guides you to a number that will change your life: your sleep number setting. it will give you the soundest sleep you've ever had. it's a bed so intuitive it even knows you by name. now it's easier than ever to experience deep, restful sleep with the sleep number bed's dualair technology. at the simple touch of a button, the sleep number mattress adjusts to your ideal level of comfort and support, with exceptional pressure relief on each side. experience the newest innovation from slee
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military exercises with the egyptian military in comments made on martha's vineyard. here is the headline. they say it shows the limits of u.s. sway, writing a rebuke underscored the limits of u.s. influence with the nation's generals, who benefit 1.3 billion dollars a year in military aid. in addition to canceling the high-profile military exercise scheduled to begin next month, obama said his national security team will consider further steps as necessary, a comment that puts military aid in question. we will show you the president's comments next from martha's vineyard and then back to your comments and calls. >> good morning, everybody. i just finished a discussion with my national security team about the situation in egypt. i wanted to provide an up eight. -- an update. let me get by stepping back. the relationship between the united states and egypt goes back decades. it's rooted in our respect of egypt as a nation, ancient center of civilization, and cornerstone for peace in the middle east. it's also rooted in our ties to the egyptian people forged through a l
military exercises with the egyptian military in comments made on martha's vineyard. here is the headline. they say it shows the limits of u.s. sway, writing a rebuke underscored the limits of u.s. influence with the nation's generals, who benefit 1.3 billion dollars a year in military aid. in addition to canceling the high-profile military exercise scheduled to begin next month, obama said his national security team will consider further steps as necessary, a comment that puts military aid in...
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if you're on martha another vineyard and bump in president obama, tell him we said hello. see you on "the five." ♪ ♪ >> uma: the i.r.s. mess, just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, news that one woman at the center of the scandal gets a promotion. and it comes as the agency gets blasted for now targeting small businesses. tea party attack. republican congressmen comes under fire for not promising to vote to keep obamacare at any cost. the problem is, he has voted against it a dozen times now. we will ask him what it feels like to go against many folks in his own party. a fabulous milestone for nasa. brand new pictures from the mars rover. one year after it lands on the red planet. those photos are simply amazing. all that and while the president's new nsa reform are
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one person who never stops working is kristen welker who joins us live from martha's vineyard. this is indeed a working vacation. can you describe for us therefore how each day is planned? does the president take briefings in the morning, take lunch and then play golf or go out with the family? how is the day structured? >> well, i think it's a little bit of both, martin. the white house always says that the office of the presidency travels with president obama wherever he goes. i think they take great pains to showcase that. they released that picture as you pointed out of president obama getting briefed by susan rice. of course, there are a number of topics he does have his eye on right now. everything from the unrest in egypt and syria, of course, the ongoing debate over his surveillance programs. today we had that big announcement built attorney general eric holder. so there are a number of issues that he's thinking about. we also know that while he's here, he's trying to figure out who the replacement will be for fed chairman ben bernanke. there's plenty of r&r, as well. h
one person who never stops working is kristen welker who joins us live from martha's vineyard. this is indeed a working vacation. can you describe for us therefore how each day is planned? does the president take briefings in the morning, take lunch and then play golf or go out with the family? how is the day structured? >> well, i think it's a little bit of both, martin. the white house always says that the office of the presidency travels with president obama wherever he goes. i think...
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the president today silent on the matter as he continues his vacation on martha's vineyard. press secretary josh earnest is condemning the attacks before secretary of state john kerry made this remark. including the leader of choice, mohammed morsi. >> these events are deplorable. and they run counter to egyptian aspirations for peace and genuine democracy. egyptians inside and outside of the government need to take a step back. reporter: this as the obama state department refuses to claim that egypt is embroiled in a civil war or that the military takeover could be described as a coup. we are looking at administration but still has not defined what has happened in a foreign nation over month ago since the president was removed from office. or how they plan, for that matter, to preserve american interests in that region and nation. chief washington correspondent james rosen has the report. reporter: u.s. officials say these officials firing on otesters again, that raised the specter of civil war in the most popular arab nation, america's top diplomat in a hastily arranged ap
the president today silent on the matter as he continues his vacation on martha's vineyard. press secretary josh earnest is condemning the attacks before secretary of state john kerry made this remark. including the leader of choice, mohammed morsi. >> these events are deplorable. and they run counter to egyptian aspirations for peace and genuine democracy. egyptians inside and outside of the government need to take a step back. reporter: this as the obama state department refuses to...
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at a white house briefing from martha's vineyard, deputy spokesman josh ernest called for restraint and con demtd the violence. >> the united states strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in egypt. violence will make it more difficult to move egypt forward on a path to lasting stability and democracy. >> and just a short time ago, secretary of state john kerry joined the condemnation but said he believes there is a path forward. >> the path towards violence leads only to greater instability, economic disaster, and suffering. the only sustainable path for either side is one towards a political solution. i am convinced that that path is, in fact, are still open and it is possible though it has been made much, much harderer. >> and in a sign of how difficult that path has become, just hours ago, egypt's interim vice president mohamed elbaradei a nobel peace prize laureate resigned in protest. there are reports that eight top political leaders of the muslim brotherhood have been arrested. as the muslim brotherhood calls for more protests the government says none will be al
at a white house briefing from martha's vineyard, deputy spokesman josh ernest called for restraint and con demtd the violence. >> the united states strongly condemns the use of violence against protesters in egypt. violence will make it more difficult to move egypt forward on a path to lasting stability and democracy. >> and just a short time ago, secretary of state john kerry joined the condemnation but said he believes there is a path forward. >> the path towards violence...
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this week, martha washington to mrs. van buren. starting tonight at nine a clock attern -- starting tonight 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> we will be going soon live to new jersey for the new jersey debate between the democratic candidates for u.s. senate. the seat he vacated by frank lautenberg who died in june, and the candidates, cory booker, holt, sheila oliver, and frank pallone. taking you live now to the broadcast. good evening. we welcome you to the campus of montclair state university. atm the managing editor here njtv. in alphabetical order, the candidates are court booker, ru andolt, sheila oliver, frank pallone. is an editorial journalist. each will have 60 seconds, but each will also have up to 60 seconds for rebuttal. there is a timing light that will be used, and it is my job to see that light and to use that light. you have no studio audience tonight. if you would like to join the conversation, he you can be part of it. you can follow us on twitter. let's begin. the candidates drew straws. cory booker starts. >> good ev
this week, martha washington to mrs. van buren. starting tonight at nine a clock attern -- starting tonight 9:00 eastern on c-span. >> we will be going soon live to new jersey for the new jersey debate between the democratic candidates for u.s. senate. the seat he vacated by frank lautenberg who died in june, and the candidates, cory booker, holt, sheila oliver, and frank pallone. taking you live now to the broadcast. good evening. we welcome you to the campus of montclair state...
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for the activity overseas, that is until saturday when the obama's plan to kick off their vacation in martha's vineyard. joe biden is hanging out in the hamptons with alec baldwin, rubbing shoulders with celebrities at a posh beach spa. this should come as no surprise to anybody. if we've learned anything about this president over the last few years, he's proven to be a do as they say, not a do as i do kind of guy. >> when i took office, i pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of my first term. this wasteful spending has many sources. it's time for this waste and inefficiency to end. this is how we can reduce spending, by scouring the budget, by reforming government spending in a time of great need, when our families and nation are finding it necessary to tighten our belts. and be more responsible with how we spend our money. we can't afford to waste taxpayer dollars. one of the commitments i made to the american people was that we would do a better job here in washington in rooting out wasteful spending. with a recovery package of this size comes a responsibility to ensure every taxpa
for the activity overseas, that is until saturday when the obama's plan to kick off their vacation in martha's vineyard. joe biden is hanging out in the hamptons with alec baldwin, rubbing shoulders with celebrities at a posh beach spa. this should come as no surprise to anybody. if we've learned anything about this president over the last few years, he's proven to be a do as they say, not a do as i do kind of guy. >> when i took office, i pledged to cut the deficit in half by the end of...
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they are stopping in orlando on their way to martha's vineyard where they have vacationed a before.f times there will be no official -- appearance is what he is on vacation. he will be returning to washington august 18. he vacationed at the vineyard before, 2009, 2010, and 2011. this time, staying in a new location near public roads, so the road will be closed. later tonight, remarks by state davis ineend -- wendy texas as well at her filibuster as a texas -- of a texas abortion bill. >> many of you heard my name for the first time last month when, as allison said, in the last hours of the texas legislative session, the partisans and power attempted to pass not just an abortion bill, but a bill that would block health care access to tens of thousands of women across the state of texas. in the process, these partisan lawmakers were seeking to rob texas women of their voice. because when women showed up at to testify, and they showed up by the thousands, many of them were turned away. and they were unable to give voice to an issue that had a very real impact on their lives. fo
they are stopping in orlando on their way to martha's vineyard where they have vacationed a before.f times there will be no official -- appearance is what he is on vacation. he will be returning to washington august 18. he vacationed at the vineyard before, 2009, 2010, and 2011. this time, staying in a new location near public roads, so the road will be closed. later tonight, remarks by state davis ineend -- wendy texas as well at her filibuster as a texas -- of a texas abortion bill. >>...
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president obama made a statement on the deteriorating situation from martha's vineyard earlier today. >> the united states strongly condemns the steps that have been taken by egypt's interim government and security forces.
president obama made a statement on the deteriorating situation from martha's vineyard earlier today. >> the united states strongly condemns the steps that have been taken by egypt's interim government and security forces.
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she's on martha's vineyard. the question that was asked about the aid given to see scri egypt is basically the only thing the u.s. has, for lack of a better term is the financial leverage of that money to see if they can reverse course. >>s it ate strongest piece of leverage that the united states has that $1.3 billion in military aid. you heard the reporter there shout the question, will you withhold aid? he didn't take the bait. he didn't answer the question. also, absent from the president's remarks, whether or not he views what happened in egypt as a coup. he acknowledged it was a military takeover of a democratically elected government but he won't go so far as to define this as a coup for legal reasons. if he does, if the administration weighs in on that question and determines ifth was in fact a coup, under the law the u.s. would almost certainly have to withhold that $1.3 billion in aid. the united states sort of still holding that dangling that out in front of the interim government. i think, hoping tha
she's on martha's vineyard. the question that was asked about the aid given to see scri egypt is basically the only thing the u.s. has, for lack of a better term is the financial leverage of that money to see if they can reverse course. >>s it ate strongest piece of leverage that the united states has that $1.3 billion in military aid. you heard the reporter there shout the question, will you withhold aid? he didn't take the bait. he didn't answer the question. also, absent from the...
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our white house correspondent dan lothian is in martha's vineyard where the first family is on vacation. dan, why did president obama decide to take this step this week? he canceled joint military exercises between the u.s. and the egyptian military. >> reporter: that's right. he did, brianna. and the main reason is because of the escalating violence on the ground in egypt which you have just been talking about. the president condemning that violence, condemning the actions of the interim military government there and the security forces, but also there's been this sort of level of frustration within the obama administration at the slow pace of the transition from this military interim government to a democratically elected civilian government. the obama administration, at least officials within the administration, had been discussing this as an option. in fact, back in june at the time that the administration decided to delay the delivery of those f-16s, it was brought up as an option to pull out of these biannual exercises known as bright star, but it was only on wednesday after the p
our white house correspondent dan lothian is in martha's vineyard where the first family is on vacation. dan, why did president obama decide to take this step this week? he canceled joint military exercises between the u.s. and the egyptian military. >> reporter: that's right. he did, brianna. and the main reason is because of the escalating violence on the ground in egypt which you have just been talking about. the president condemning that violence, condemning the actions of the interim...
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tonight on martha's vineyard, the president is wrapping up his vacation. our chief white house correspondent major garrett is there as well. major, the administration urged the military not to resort to violence. it's now continued for four days. why does the administration believe it was ignored? >> the administration believes the egyptian military decided to break the back of the muslim brotherhood once and for all, try to reduce or eliminate its will to protest and resist in the streets. this is a risky short-term strategy, jeff, because it could push egypt closer to a civil war if the muslim brotherhood doesn't back down or others in egypt not aligned with it also turn against the military. the administration believes the military has decided it will not pursue any kind of democratic reforms until it's dealt with the muslim brotherhood. we're in the stages now seeing if that strategy will succeed. one thing administration officials have concluded-- they were powerless to stop this turn of events. >> glor: major, some critics say the white house's refus
tonight on martha's vineyard, the president is wrapping up his vacation. our chief white house correspondent major garrett is there as well. major, the administration urged the military not to resort to violence. it's now continued for four days. why does the administration believe it was ignored? >> the administration believes the egyptian military decided to break the back of the muslim brotherhood once and for all, try to reduce or eliminate its will to protest and resist in the...
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he arrived if martha's vineyard after his first full press conference in more than three months. and he made news on the government surveillance program, relations with russia, and our war against al qaeda. he is not senator john mccain, republican leader on national security who just returned from the mideast joins us now from arizona. senator, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> thank you, chris. >> president obama said friday he wants to reform the government's surveillance program. add safe guards. make the whole program more transparent. republican congressman pete king, a member of the house intelligence committee, said this. that he called it a monumental failure of war time leadership. senator mccain was right. >> i think it's pretty clear that there's been failures throughout that have led to mr. snowden now being granted asylum in russia. there is now a large percentage of americans, particularly young americans, who view mr. snowden as some kind of a whistleblower when we know he betrayed his oath of office. there is some young that believe he is some kind of jason bou
he arrived if martha's vineyard after his first full press conference in more than three months. and he made news on the government surveillance program, relations with russia, and our war against al qaeda. he is not senator john mccain, republican leader on national security who just returned from the mideast joins us now from arizona. senator, welcome back to fox news sunday. >> thank you, chris. >> president obama said friday he wants to reform the government's surveillance...
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we feature programs on every first lady from martha washington. today, julia grant. host: serving as first lady from 1869 to 1877, julia grant relished the role. she once commented that life inside the white house was a garden spot of orchids. growing up in a slaveholding family, she ended up as wife of the commanding u.s. general during the civil war. she and ulysses s. grant shared 37 years together that included the hardships of war, the challenges of politics, and eight years in the white house. welcome to our program, "first ladies: influence and image." tonight, julia grant. let me introduce you to our guests. bill seale is a member of our series. he is a longtime white house historian and the author of "the president's house." pam sanfilippo is a historian at the ulysses s. grant national historic site. she is also working on a biography of julia grant. i want to start with you. we last left the series with the johnsons after impeachment and the politics with the radical republicans in reconstruction in the south. set the stage for us as the grants come into t
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the president is vacationing on martha's vineyard. dan, what else did the president have to say about egypt? >> reporter: wolf, the president said the cycle of violence needs to stop. he condemned the actions of the military government and announced the u.s. is pulling out of joint exercises, a move that a senior administration official had been discussed as early as june but that the president made up his mind just last night. after a telephone briefing with his national security team on the escalating violence in egypt, president obama emerged from vacation mode in an effort to jolt that country's interim military government off what he called a dangerous path. >> the egyptian people deserve people. >> reporter: cancelling bright star, a long time joint biannual military exercise set for next month. >> our traditional cooperation cannot continue as usual when civilians are being killed in the streets and rights are being rolled back. >> reporter: this stepped up pressure comes amid calls to suspend the $1.3 billion in annual u.s. mi
the president is vacationing on martha's vineyard. dan, what else did the president have to say about egypt? >> reporter: wolf, the president said the cycle of violence needs to stop. he condemned the actions of the military government and announced the u.s. is pulling out of joint exercises, a move that a senior administration official had been discussed as early as june but that the president made up his mind just last night. after a telephone briefing with his national security team on...
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martha? >> trace, thank you. what a story. >>> so we've got a disturbing update on the continued assault on coptic christians in egypt. a 10-year-old little girl shot and killed in the street as she left bible study class. we'll tell you what is happening in that story. >>> plus, yet another sports fan dies in a fatal fall from the upper deck at a sports stadium. the circumstances surrounding this young man's death are anything but clear at this point. >>> and north carolina is now the battleground in the fight over voting rights. we'll break down all the details, look at how the supreme court has opened a door to what may be the central battle for 26 teams. [ bottle ] okay, listen up! i'm here to get the lady of the house back on her feet. [ all gasp ] oj, veggies you're cool. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! 'cause i'm re-workin' the menu, keeping her healthy and you on your toes. [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, an
martha? >> trace, thank you. what a story. >>> so we've got a disturbing update on the continued assault on coptic christians in egypt. a 10-year-old little girl shot and killed in the street as she left bible study class. we'll tell you what is happening in that story. >>> plus, yet another sports fan dies in a fatal fall from the upper deck at a sports stadium. the circumstances surrounding this young man's death are anything but clear at this point. >>> and...
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hours ago speaking from martha's vineyard, president obama condemned the crackdown by egyptian security forces and announced that the u.s. is canceling joint military exercises planned with egypt next month. president made no mention of u.s. aid to egypt but made clear that the path to democracy for egypt ultimately rests in the hands of the egyptians. >> america cannot determine the future of egypt. that's a task for the egyptian people. we don't take sides with any particular party or political figure. i know it is tempting inside of egypt to blame the united states or the west or some other outside actor for what's gone wrong. that kind of approach will do nothing to help egyptians achieve the future that they deserve. we want egypt to succeed. we want a peaceful, democratic, prosperous egypt. that's our interest. >> joining me today, political editor and white house correspondent at "the huffington post," sam stein. "washington post" columnist jonathan capehart, founder and editor at large, charlie senate, jon meacham author of "thomas jefferson -- the art of power." joining us now
hours ago speaking from martha's vineyard, president obama condemned the crackdown by egyptian security forces and announced that the u.s. is canceling joint military exercises planned with egypt next month. president made no mention of u.s. aid to egypt but made clear that the path to democracy for egypt ultimately rests in the hands of the egyptians. >> america cannot determine the future of egypt. that's a task for the egyptian people. we don't take sides with any particular party or...
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let me start with you, martha and ask you about the president's decision. we saw what happened in parliament yesterday, and david cameron, we know if we go, we go without the support of other countries, maybe france, that's it at the moment. martha, what kind of gamble is the president taking by waiting until congress comes back, debates and weighs in. >> well, i was surprised at what he said today, and giving this tell graphing of time. i think the congress should have been called back on the 22nd of september, the day after we knew that it happened. there are three concerns that we have very quickly. we've got to be sure that they aren't moving these chemical weapons, those are things we need to be aware of. we need to be assure that israel doesn't get attacked. finally, we really don't know what russia is going to do. and they have tried to play the good cop bad cop while they've been supporting hezbollah. there's a lot of questions that need to be asked, i don't think tell graphing the times is the best way to do it. >> this is not really a barm issue.
let me start with you, martha and ask you about the president's decision. we saw what happened in parliament yesterday, and david cameron, we know if we go, we go without the support of other countries, maybe france, that's it at the moment. martha, what kind of gamble is the president taking by waiting until congress comes back, debates and weighs in. >> well, i was surprised at what he said today, and giving this tell graphing of time. i think the congress should have been called back...
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. >> one thing we did hear from the president this week and he was speaking from martha's vineyard he did not mention the aid but did say the u.s. government is canceling its military exercises. is that a big deal or not? it seems like the military is occupied at the moment. and not exactly -- >> right. >> well, this is a biennial exercise so every two years. the last time it was held bright star was in 2009 because in 2011, they also had their hands full with the revolution and couldn't do it. in some ways, you can say it's symbolic and other ways it allows us to understand how the other side works. many countries participate in it. just a slap on the wrist. what's real is if they're considering, for example, they've stopped giving the f-16. they put that on hold. if they decide to stop giving other hardware, if they're not really letting aid flow since july 3, since this ouster, that's the bigger question. and we'll have to see where it goes. if things get worse, they're not going to be able to continue with the policy they have right now. that's my prediction. amy: thank you very m
. >> one thing we did hear from the president this week and he was speaking from martha's vineyard he did not mention the aid but did say the u.s. government is canceling its military exercises. is that a big deal or not? it seems like the military is occupied at the moment. and not exactly -- >> right. >> well, this is a biennial exercise so every two years. the last time it was held bright star was in 2009 because in 2011, they also had their hands full with the revolution...